WILDLIFE MOUNTAIN

Red-Necked wallaby

Macropus rufogriseus

Size and Weight

Weight can vary in the male from 15-26 kg. Female from 11-15.kg.

Head and body length

In males 77-88 cm. Females 70-84 cm.

Tail length

Males 80cm.average. Females 70cm average

The Red-necked wallaby is reddish brown with grey tips on fur, pronounced reddish-brown neck, paler grey chest. Black muzzle, white stripe on upper lip, and paws and largest toe black.

This wallaby is fairly common in Queensland , North eastern New South Wales and Tasmania. It lives in eucalypt forests, where you would find open areas nearby and in tall coastal heath areas. It is a grazing animal, eating mainly grasses and herbs.

The Red-necked Wallaby is mainly solitary, but will be seen grazing together at night, if disturbed they will scatter in all directions.

They shelter in dense patches of forest during the day, coming out early evening just before dusk to graze.

 

The Female start breeding at app. 14months old, and will from there on nearly always have a young in her pouch. Pouch life is about 280 days, and the joey will continue to suckle till it is 12-17 months old.

The males l start breeding at app. 19 months of age.They breed all year round in most states, except Tasmania, where the breeding season is from January to July.The Red-necked wallaby is protected by law in all states

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We would also like to acknowledge the amazing support and help we have had from the Lismore Vet Clinic who have been an invaluable support to both us and the native wildlife of this region.

All native birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles are proteced under the Wildlife Act 1975, they may not be captured or harmed in any way without an authority issued under the Wildlife Act.

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